Made-up ornamental handkerchief



Jan. 23, 1951 L. B. BROWN MAKE-UP ORNAMENTAL HANDKERCHIEF Filed Sept. 11, 1950 I I I I I I L. B. Brown INVENTOR I I BY 1 I I 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 23, 1951 r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MADE-UP ORNAMENTAL HANDKERCHIEF Louis B. Brown, Duquesne, Pa.

Application September 11, 1950, Serial No. 184,277

3 Claims.

This invention relates to pre-arranged or madeup handkerchiefs designed primarily for ornamental purposes, the primary object of the invention being to provide an article which is so constructed and arranged that it may be worn in the usual handkerchief pocket of a garment with portions thereof exposed to simulate the usual folded handkerchief now commonly used.

An important object of the invention is to provide an article of this character made up of a plurality of sections, one of the sections being of a width to provide a backing for the remaining sections which are sewed together in such a Way as to hold the sections in position.

Another important object of the invention is to so arrange the sections that a pocket is provided for the reception of a stiffening element to lend the usual starched appearance to the article in simulating a handkerchief, the pocket also providing a space in which small articles such as car tokens, tickets or the like may be conveniently carried.

With the foregoing and other objects in vie which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out inthe claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as'claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevational view of an article constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevaticnal view of the article.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the article comprises a plurality of sections 5 and 6, the section 5 constituting the main section of the article, while the sections 6 are positioned in such a way as to make up the body of the article, with the main section 5.

As shown, the main section 5 comprises a length of cloth material folded to provide a pointed end 7 and a supporting section 8, the supporting section 8 being of a width canal to the combined widths of the sections 5 and 6.

The sections 3 may be of lengths of cloth material folded to provide pointed ends 9, the pointed ends l' and 9 of the article simulating the pointed ends formed by folding the usual handkerchief for positioning in the usual handkerchief pocket of a garment. The sections 5 and 6 are secured together'by lines of stitching Hi extending across the held, which acts to hold the main section of the handkerchief extended. This pocket also affords means whereby small articles, such as car tokens, tickets, transfers or the like may be contained for easy access.

The sections are stitched along their edges by the lines of stitching indicated at 14, to prevent a raveling of the cloth material of which the made-up handkerchief is constructed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to 4 the construction shown and described, I have provided an article in the form of a made-up handkerchief which in everyway simulates the usual handkerchief worn in the handkerchief pocket of the garment, the made-up handkerchief having a pocket for the reception of a removable stiffening member so that the made-up handkerchief will snugly fit within the pocket of the garment in which it is placed and will remain in such position against accidental displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a made-up handkerchief, a main cloth section folded upon itself providing an upward pointed end and a Wide supporting section, cloth sections folded providing upward pointed ends, positioned on the Wide supporting section in overlapped relation with respect to each other,

lines of stitching connecting the sections together at their lower ends and at points intermediate the upper and lower ends providing a pocket open along one edge of the handkerchief, and a stiffening member removably held in the pocket.

2. In a made-up handkerchief, a main cloth section folded upon itself providing a wide supporting section and a pointed section at one end thereof, a plurality of cloth sections folded upon themselves secured to the supporting section in overlapped relation with each other and a line of stitching extending transversely across the handkerchief at a point substantially intermediate the ends thereof, a line of stitching connecting the cloth sections at the bottom thereof providing an open sided pocket, and a stiffening member contained within the pocket.

3. In a made-up handkerchief, a main cloth section folded upon itself providing a pointed end and a wide supporting section, a plurality of cloth sections folded upon themselves arranged 2,539,182 3 4 a on the supporting section in overlapped relation REFERENCES CITED with respect to each other, the pointed ends providing the upper end of the handkerchief, g g g i fs are of record in the spaced lines of stitching extending transversely of the handkerchief providing an open-sided 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS pocket, and a removable stifiening element b r Nam Date shaped to conform to the pocket positioned in 2,1 3,787 Beardsley A 3, 1939 the pocket. 2,513,884 Maurer July 4, 1950 LOUISJB. BROWN. 

